The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17
POPULAR SCIENCE.

i has been discovered IN Prussia tina,
many mine explosions, attributed 10 are-
damp, are causcd by the presence of fine
coal dusi IN the mines.
The recent experiments Of an Itslian
I physicist have shown that gases cannot
d. foroea through glass by any available
E mechanical. chemical or electrical means
EFen pressure Of 1880 pounds on the
T square inch had no elect
Tuothousand one hundred and twenty
eight fret pr second WAS the initial
. FeloeifF n the ls00-pound projoctile
F iirra twice with 1000 pounds q powder
/ ir1sn fhe new io0-ton gun intended for
the British ship Ben Bow.
f IN nenor 81 the Queens Jubilee wear.
. the Balloon Society Of Great Britain has
. offered iis medal and one hundred
f guineas far q discovery rendering cleo
I trciiF economical for heat, light, chemi
81 action, motive power, or treatment Of
+ diselse
A gun larger even than any Of the
monsters hitherto produced is now under
consiruefiou BY Rrgpp. II is ffty-two
ana one-hah feet long, and weighs 3l5.-
90 pounds. although only fifteen and
three llarier inches IN bore It's ighiest
Iraiec5fies will weigh .G32 pounds. and
Viii II propelled by 1910 pounds Of
f'sisnaaric 5r0zn powder.
n Frenzy has read a paper at the French
Academy Of Sciences describing the sue
cessfIl researches made by him. with NJ.
ferleuIi's assistance. Tor obtaining arti-
iei.i fibles. By letting aiumina dissolve
in lEofide = calcium he obtained crys-
fals u alumina-iha; is 20 say. perfect
rlilie-. drfying the closest scrutiny. and
even higher iu value than natural stones.
They can be made Of large size.
Those who are in the habi; Of iudule-
ing in faw onions. SAYS a medical man,
may IT, consoled for the social disadvan-
tags which ensue by the fact that
ONIONS are about the best ncryine known.
- medicine is really 20 eflicacious in
cases 4 nervous prostraiion and they
zone up vermont system in a very
short iime- Their absorbent powers are
also valuable, especially in times Of
epidemic.
IhC statement has been made 10 one OF
ths scientific societies Of Paris that the
eject Of graFifation in heaping up sea
uaicr- upon the land is one OF the most
Interesting, though least considered.
geological facts. Thus. the continents
are al situated AZ the tops Of hills Of
SISTER and in crossing the Atlantic, the
ship has first 70 20 down hill. thea 10
eros a valley, and finally 10 climb an
other hill In this connection. the inter
fsiing calculation has been made that.
in mid-ooean. the surface may he more
then isaif q milc below the level il would
hsgs been had continents exeried no at
facfion-
DR. Chapman. in the Adiorl and
Surgical R,Forfsr. sIys that nine tentbs
u aiid animals IN confinement are sub
iarf o. heart disease. although an animals
have their peculiarities. The elephants
are heirs 10 many diseases. but the most
common and fatal is rheumatism Mon
KEYS and haboons generally die from
bronchial affections and heart disease;
fclincs. such as lions, tiger, leopards,
etc.. from dysentery and heart disease;
deer, antelopes, ETC.. suffer most from
dyseutery and heart disease; while the
canine tribe. such as wolves. dingoes,
anl f0zes. don't seem to he subject tc
aur q ISelse